Monthly Archives: December 2011

Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Katy K.

Another delightful recommendation from my good friend Dr. M., who loved it so much that she read it to me over the phone, despite much of the charm of the book being in the illustrations. Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle … Continue reading →

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Hannukah for Wee Ones

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Katy K.

My favorite Hanukkah book for years has been Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins. I’ll happily pull it out and read it to whoever wants to listen every year. As I noted in my review, though, it’s really too wordy for … Continue reading →

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Entwined

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Katy K.

This was the last Twelve Dancing Princesses retelling that I’ve read. I haven’t found any others, so unless one of you, dear readers, knows of another one, this is the last of the series. Entwined by Heather Dixon. Dixon boldly … Continue reading →

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Snow in Summer

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Katy K.

Snow in Summer by Jane Yolen. Master (mistress?) storyteller Jane Yolen moves the story of Snow White to 1940s Appalachia. For all the fairy tale novels that I’ve read, this is the first retelling of Snow White. And while I … Continue reading →

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All Wound Up

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Katy K.

All Wound Up by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Just about any day can be improved for me by reading one or two or three of the Yarn Harlot’s essays on knitting and life. I don’t know that there are so very many … Continue reading →

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Gregor the Overlander

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Katy K.

Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins. Read by Paul Boehmer This was the first big book by Collins, much more famous now for The Hunger Games, which I haven’t yet read. The boy and I listened to this together. Gregor, … Continue reading →

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Ready Player One

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Katy K.

Actually I started listening to it, and realized that there was no way I could finish it before the audio book was due back at the library. So I ripped the part I hadn’t yet listened to (to make sure … Continue reading →

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The Girl of Fire and Thorns

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Katy K.

This book came in on hold at one of those times when five or six books that I’d been waiting for came in for me all at the same time. Since it was the longest book, I saved it for … Continue reading →

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